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Ebersberg Ebersberg is the seat of the similarly named Ebersberg '' Landkreis'' (district) in the Oberbayern ''Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative region) in Bavaria, southern Germany. The ''Ebersberger Forst'' (forest) is one of Germany’s largest conti ...
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Landkreis In 13 German states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the () or (). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''K ...
'' (district) in the
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''
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'' (administrative region) in
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, southern
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. The ''Ebersberger Forst'' (forest) is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands. Neighbouring communities are Grafing bei München,
Kirchseeon Kirchseeon is a market town in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and lies 15 km east of Munich city limits. The nearest communities are Grafing and Ebersberg. The Bavarian capital, Munich, can be reached by S-Bahn (line S4), which run ...
and
Steinhöring Steinhöring is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg. Geography Steinhöring lies in the Munich Region. It lies in the south-east of the ''Ebersberger Forst'' (forest) which is one of the largest continuous area of woodlands i ...
. Bavaria’s capital, Munich, lies 32 km away and may be reached by
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(S6).
Rosenheim Rosenheim () is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the Rosenheim (district), district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn ...
and
Wasserburg am Inn Wasserburg am Inn (Central Bavarian: ''Wassabuag am Inn'') is a town in Rosenheim district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The historic centre is a peninsula formed by the meandering river Inn. Many Medieval structures remain intact, giving the city ...
are about the same distance away.


History

Ebersberg’s history is closely tied with the nearby
Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monastery founded in 934 by the Counts of Sempt. Beginning in the 14th century the monastery exercised local jurisdiction. In 1595, Pope
Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
dissolved the monastery and turned its lands over to the
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s. On January 18, 1634, during the
Thirty Years War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine, or disease, whil ...
, Ebersberg was the site of a skirmish between Habsburg troops and local peasants. The peasants, being poorly armed, were quickly defeated by the Imperial forces and around 200 were killed. Later, the ringleaders were exonerated by local authorities and found they were acting only in self-defense.Wilson, Peter. ''The Thirty Years War.'' Belknap Press, Harvard University, 2009. Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 533. In 1773, the
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took over the building. When the monastery was dissolved for good in 1808, the building went partly to government ownership and partly private. In 1954, Ebersberg was raised to the status of a 'town'. In 1972 it was connected to Munich by the S-Bahn highway. The once separate municipality of Oberndorf was combined with Ebersberg. Ebersberg is the only German town that has named a street after a
cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...
group (Valtortagasse, after the Gruppo di Valtorta from Ebersberg). Ebersberg’s main cultural institution, the ''Alte Kino Ebersberg'' (Old Cinema), is today run by a non-profit governing board whose roots lie in this same ''Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis''-winning group.


Coat of arms

Ebersberg’s civic coat of arms consists of a gold background with a black boar standing on a green three-knolled hill ('' Dreiberg'', in German heraldry) on the shield’s right edge (from the armsbearer’s point of view – the left edge from the viewer’s) sloping upwards. The town’s website includes a short summary of its history.


Sights

*Wallfahrtskirche St. Sebastian (Pilgrimage church): the western portion dates from 1230, the nave and choir originate in the 15th century. From 1770 to 1783 it was remodeled in
rococo Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( , ; or ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpte ...
style. The tomb made of red Salzburg marble at the entrance to the middle nave was made in 1500 by Wolfgang Leb. Among other sights worthy of mention are Sebastian’s Chapel with its baroque stucco work and Saint Sebastian’s reliquary, in the form of a bust, from 1450. *Town hall (''Rathaus''): Today’s town hall on the Marienplatz is housed in what was once the monastery tavern. *The ''Weiherkette'' with the Egglburger See (lake) is a favourite outing destination. *The Ebersberg Forest has many walking paths and is also home to the Wildpark Ebersberg. *The Heroes Avenue is an avenue of more than 80 linden trees planted in memory of each of the fallen men from Ebersberg in
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. *The building of the current ''Ebersberger Aussichtsturm'' (viewing tower) began in 1914 and was opened on 1 May 1915. A wooden tower, built in 1873 previously stood here. The concrete structure is 35m tall and provides a view over the Ebersberg Forest, the cities of Ebersberg and Grafing and on a clear day provides a magnificent panorama of the Alps. *Located near the ''Ebersberger Aussichtsturm'' is the ''Museum für Wald und Umwelt'' (Environment and Forest Museum).


Transport

Ebersberg has a station on the railway line between Grafing and Wasserburg and is the terminal station of line S 4 and S 6 of the
Munich S-Bahn The Munich S-Bahn () is an Railway electrification system, electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for ''Stadtschnellbahn'' (literally, "urban rapid rail"), and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteris ...
.


Famous people

The following luminaries were born in Ebersberg: * Ignaz Perner (1796–1867), founder of the animal protection movement * Friedrich Beck (1806-1888), poet and scholar * Josef Brendle (1888–1954), painter *
Pascalina Lehnert Pascalina Lehnert (25 August 1894 – 13 November 1983), born Josefina Lehnert, was a German religious sister who served as Pope Pius XII's housekeeper, confidant, and secretary from his period as Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria in 1917 until his de ...
(Josephine Lehnert, 1894-1983), nuns, housekeeper and assistant to Pius XII. *
Ewald Schurer Ewald Schurer (15 April 1954 – 2 December 2017) was a German politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD). At the time of death, he had been serving in the Bundestag since 2005. He had previously served in ...
(1954-2017), politician (SPD), member of
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* Walter Zeller (1929-1995), motorcycle racing driver * Florian Niederlechner (born 1990), soccer player


Working or living in the village

* Josef Wintrich (1891-1958), jurist, second president of the
Bundesverfassungsgericht The Federal Constitutional Court ( ; abbreviated: ) is the supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany, established by the constitution or Basic Law () of Germany. Since its inception with the beginning of the post-Wor ...
(1954-1958); was transferred from Munich to Ebersberg as supreme judge in 1933 because of his interest in the many deaths in the
Dachau concentration camp Dachau (, ; , ; ) was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest-running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, s ...
, *
Horst Mahler Horst Mahler (born 23 January 1936) is a German former lawyer and political activist. He once was a far-left militant and a founding member of the Red Army Faction before later switching to neo-Nazism. Between 2000 and 2003, he was a member of t ...
(born 1936), German political activist, former member of the Red Army Faction, lawyer and neo-Nazi, who was repeatedly convicted of incitement, terrorism and robbery, lived in Ebersberg


Honorary citizens

* Martin Guggetzer (1872–1950), Catholic priest, honoured 1946 * Manfred Bergmeister (born 1927), smith and founding member of the Munich Handicraft Academy (Akademie Handwerk München), holder of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...
and the
Bavarian Order of Merit The Bavarian Order of Merit () is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people". The or ...
, honoured 1997


See also

* Counts of Ebersberg (German Wikipedia) * Williram of Ebersberg * Ebersberg Monastery (German Wikipedia)


References


Further reading

* Rainer Beck: Ebersberg oder das Ende der Wildnis. Eine Landschaftsgeschichte. Munich,
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, 2003. (German)


External links

* {{Authority control Ebersberg (district)